On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 21:07, David E. Wheeler <david@kineticode.com> wrote:
> Hackers,
>
> I've posted a [plan] to implement PGAN][], a CPAN for PostgreSQL extensions. I've tried to closely follow the [CPAN
philosophy][]to come up with a plan that requires a minimum-work implementation that builds on the existing PostgreSQL
toolsand the examples of the [CPAN][] and [JSAN][]. My hope is that it's full of [JFDI][]! I would be very grateful for
feedbackand suggestions.
>
> [plan]: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGAN
> [CPAN philosophy]: http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/1616209
> [CPAN]: http://cpan.org/
> [JSAN]: http://www.openjsan.org
> [JFDI]: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/JFDI
One note on a completely different topic from where this thread
appears to have gone.. :-)
Is there a particular reason not to use the existing mirroring network
to distribute the files? If not, then I suggest using them should be
part of the design.
-- Magnus HaganderMe: http://www.hagander.net/Work:http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
